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Process for regeneration of iron-copper chloride etching solution
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1984-06-18
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Granted: 1986-08-05
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Expires: 2004-06-18
Abstract
Abstract A process for regeneration of an iron-copper chloride etching solution is disclosed which involves dividing the solution into at least two streams, one of which is supplied into a zone between the cathode and an anode made from a porous material permeable to elemental chlorine, at a rate ensuring laminary movement of the solution along the surface of the electrodes, while another stream is supplied into a zone after the anode at a rate ensuring turbulent movement of the solution along the anode surface. On the cathode the electrochemical reduction of ions of bivalent copper to metallic copper occurs and on the anode oxidation of ions of bivalent iron to ions of trivalent iron occurs, as well as chloride ions to elemental chlorine which diffuses through pores of the anode into the after-anode zone and oxidizes ions of bivalent iron. As a result, evolution of gaseous chlorine from the regenerating system is substantially avoided.
Inventors
- 👤 Jury I. Naumov
- 👤 Dmitry K. Juzefovich
- 👤 Valentina S. Epifanova
- 👤 Vladimir I. Kucherenko
- 👤 Valery N. Flerov
- 👤 Anatoly M. Praporov
- 👤 Vladimir P. Shustov
- 👤 Alexel E. Sychev
- 👤 Georgy V. Korolev
- 👤 Evgeny P. Kotov
- 👤 Yan N. Derevyanko
Bibliographic Details
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CPC Classifications
C; C23; C23F; C23F1/00; C23F1/46; C25; C25C; C25C1/00; C25C1/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
174 words
A process for regeneration of an iron-copper chloride etching solution in an electrolyzer having electrodes comprising: initially dividing said iron-copper chloride etching solution into at least two separate streams; supplying the first stream into the electrolyzer in a first zone between a cathode and an anode, said anode being made of a porous material having pores permeable to elemental chlorine, and said first stream being introduced at a rate ensuring laminary flow of said iron-copper chloride etching solution along the surface of the electrodes; supplying the second stream into said electrolyzer in a second zone between the anode and the shell of the electrolyzer at a rate ensuring turbulent flow of said iron-copper chloride etching solution along the surface of the anode; electrochemically reducing ions of bivalent copper to metallic copper on the cathode; electrochemically oxidizing ions of bivalent iron to ions of trivalent iron on the anode, whereby elemental chlorine is formed which diffuses through pores of the anode into the second zone and oxidizes ions of bivalent iron in said second zone.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
174 words
A process for regeneration of an iron-copper chloride etching solution in an electrolyzer having electrodes comprising: initially dividing said iron-copper chloride etching solution into at least two separate streams; supplying the first stream into the electrolyzer in a first zone between a cathode and an anode, said anode being made of a porous material having pores permeable to elemental chlorine, and said first stream being introduced at a rate ensuring laminary flow of said iron-copper chloride etching solution along the surface of the electrodes; supplying the second stream into said electrolyzer in a second zone between the anode and the shell of the electrolyzer at a rate ensuring turbulent flow of said iron-copper chloride etching solution along the surface of the anode; electrochemically reducing ions of bivalent copper to metallic copper on the cathode; electrochemically oxidizing ions of bivalent iron to ions of trivalent iron on the anode, whereby elemental chlorine is formed which diffuses through pores of the anode into the second zone and oxidizes ions of bivalent iron in said second zone.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
36 words
The process as claimed in claim 1, wherein said regeneration is effected with a solution containing, as additives, lignosulfonate and a still residue obtained as a result of the interaction of hydrocyanic acid and ethylene oxide.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
70 words
The process as claimed in claim 1, wherein said iron-copper chloride etching solution being regenerated has the following composition, g/l: ______________________________________
cupric chloride 150 to 350
ferric chloride 20 to 200
ferrous chloride 10 to 50
potassium chloride 100 to 250
hydrochloric acid 20 to 60
still residue [after] obtained as a
2 to 6
result of the interaction of hydro-
and ethylene oxide
[lignosulphonate] lignosulfonate
1 to 3.
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Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
The process as claimed in claim 1, wherein the porous anode is made of graphitized felt.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
32 words
The process as claimed in claim 1, wherein regeneration of said iron-copper chloride etching solution is effected at a current density on the electrodes ranging from 10 to 40 A/dm 2 .
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
30 words
The process of claim 1 wherein substantially all elemental chlorine is used for oxidation during the electrolysis and the evolution of gaseous chlorine into the atmosphere during electrolysis is avoided.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
46 words
The process as claimed in claim 1 wherein the second stream which is supplied to the electrolyzer at a rate ensuring turbulent flow moves about 33 to 100 times faster than the first stream which is supplied to the electrolyzer at a rate ensuring laminary flow.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
57 words
The process as claimed in claim 1 wherein said regeneration is effected with an etching solution containing as additives, a still residue obtained as a result of the interaction of hydrocyanic acid and ethylene oxide, and lignosulfonate and wherein the stream of turbulent flow moves about 33 to 100 times faster than the stream of laminary flow.
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